1. Installation and Upgrade Guide
  2. Configuring Users, Groups and Environments for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
  3. Creating Oracle Software Directories
  4. About the Directories Used During Installation of Oracle Grid Infrastructure

5.4.1 About the Directories Used During Installation of Oracle Grid Infrastructure

OUI uses several directories during installation of Oracle Grid Infrastructure.

Note:

The base directory for Oracle Grid Infrastructure 12c and the base directory for Oracle RAC 12c must be different from the directories used by the Oracle RAC 11g Release 2 installation.

Topics:

  • Temporary Directories
    To install properly across all nodes, OUI uses the temporary folders defined within Microsoft Windows.
  • Oracle Base Directory for the Grid User
    During installation, you are prompted to specify an Oracle base location, which is owned by the user performing the installation.
  • Grid Home Directory
    When installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure, you must determine the location of the Oracle home for Oracle Grid Infrastructure software (Grid home).
  • Oracle Inventory Directory
    The Oracle Inventory directory is the central inventory location for all Oracle software installed on a server.